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By V.S. Santoni Adrian Davis, a Memphis firefighter with unwavering courage and dedication, demonstrated extraordinary valor on September 25, 2021. That fateful day, he and his colleagues responded to a motor vehicle crash on I-240 at Union Aven...
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By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON, DC — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it will allow Texas to enforce for now a contentious new law that gives local police the power to arrest migrants. The conservative-majority court, with three liberal jus...
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NASHVILLE, TN — Mayor Freddie O’Connell is releasing updated concept maps giving Nashvillians a new look at how dedicated transportation funding could transform the way people move around the city. The maps build from concepts released at the Techni...
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The following article, Democrats Say Biden Privately Fuming Over Trump, was first published on The Black Sphere. Biden didn’t actually have to fight in 2020. So now he’s angry about actually fighting in his campaign against Trump and gett...
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By V.S. Santoni Leah Zuercher, a force hailing from the heartland of Celina, has defied conventions and forged her path in the welding industry, challenging stereotypes and breaking barriers along the way. Zuercher’s journey into welding comme...
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By Charlotte Fontaine NASHVILLE, TN — Cornelia Fort Airpark is a fairly popular spot for picnics, walks, biking, and relaxing on a pretty spring or summer day. Located towards East Nashville, the sprawling former runways work nicely as exercise p...
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By Charlotte Fontaine NASHVILLE, TN — Being a woman is simultaneously difficult and easy as smooth, hot honey running down a sore throat. Beyond the production of physical and mental upkeep, balancing a job, familial and romantic relationships, a...
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By Ivan Sanchez& NASHVILLE, TN — In a landmark decision, the Tennessee Supreme Court abolished a long-standing legal principle known as the accomplice-corroboration rule, which required testimony from a criminal defendant’s accomplice to be...
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Cherrish Pryor By State Rep. Cherrish Pryor (D-Indianapolis), State Rep. John L. Bartlett (D-Indianapolis) and Chair of the Indiana Black Leadership Caucus, State Rep. Earl Harris Jr. (D-East Chicago) Let us describe an issue with a business op...
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By Vivian Shipe Ben Bentley, executive director for KCDC, spoke proudly of the changes to come to East Knoxville. Photo by Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — Under the watchful eye of the massive statue of Alex Haley, Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon...
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The aftershocks of George Floyd’s death are still reverberating for Home Depot. Godofredo A. Vásquez-Pool/Getty Images by Michael Z. Green, Texas A&M University A Home Depot store violated labor law when it disciplined Antonio Morales, the Nation...
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By Logan Langlois NASHVILLE, TN — In the wake of an economic downturn during which the price of care for pets is skyrocketing, Nashvillian non-profit Paws Angels Dog Rescue continues to call out to its army of volunteers to give as many animals a...
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By Reginald Stuart WASHINGTON, DC — John J. Britton, a Nashville native who graduated from Pearl High School in 1954 and went on to earn a variety of assignments in the news industry and served as public relations spokesman and executive assistan...
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A cameraman films the Ohio State Buckeyes before a 2018 game. Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images by Jared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder The Pac-12 is likely to be competing in its last March Madness, as realignment has pushed 1...
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Lynn Jolly, architect and Specifications Specialist, left, and Gloria McKissack, Nashville Chapter of Les Gemmes, Inc. charter member and historian for the McKissack Home. NASHVILLE, TN — The Nashville Chapter of Les Gemmes, provided a special edu...
